Shut Supervisor

About the role

Join our team as a Shut Supervisor and play a pivotal role in keeping our timber manufacturing operation performing at its best. Leading shutdown activities across our Sawmill, Drymill, and Kilns, you'll bring together teams, contractors, and resources to deliver safe, efficient maintenance outcomes that improve reliability, minimise downtime, and drive operational performance.

In this role, you will:

• Lead scheduled maintenance shutdowns and major plant outage events.
• Coordinate contractors, maintenance teams, projects and operational preparation to deliver successful shutdowns.
• Develop maintenance plans and work packs for preventative, corrective, and shutdown work.
• Ensure shutdown activities are completed safely, efficiently, and as planned.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability.
• Champion safe work practices and provide leadership during shutdown activities.

This is a full-time, site-based role operating on a four-day work week, including regular Sunday work and one Saturday per month to oversee scheduled maintenance shutdowns and coordinate critical maintenance activities.

About us

We add value to our natural resources. Our business is renewables and we’ve been a part of New Zealand’s bio-based economy for over 50 years. We grow, process, and deliver quality radiata products to national and international markets. Sustainability and safety are the foundations of our business. We have a team of over 400 full-time staff and 400 contractors. We care for our people, the environment, and our community.

We offer

• Secure employment
• A supportive learning and development environment
• Reward and recognition
• Wellbeing programme
• Discounted petrol
• Free flu injections
• Retail discounts
• Free life insurance for you and discounted life insurance for your partner
• Subsidised medical insurance for you and your family
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual firewood allocation
• Family friendly events

About you

You are a strong maintenance leader who excels at coordinating teams and resources to achieve safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance outcomes.

You will bring:

• A relevant qualification
• Experience in industrial maintenance environments
• Proven ability to lead and coordinate maintenance teams, contractors, and multiple work streams
• Strong knowledge of permit-to-work systems, isolations, and safe work practices
• Experience using SAP or other Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills
• The ability to make sound decisions, solve problems, and perform under pressure
• A proactive approach to safety, continuous improvement, and equipment reliability
• Maintenance planning experience is advantageous